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gonna drop my car tommorow

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finally i can get rid of that ugly gap, thanks to h-techs.



anyways, should i get an alignment ASAP after the springs are in, or should i wait until they settle to get an alignment? input appreciated.
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Alignment right after.
If you are on stock tires, you can do it any time. If you have decent rubber on the car, then do it right away to save them from wearing in a bad way. If you still have the OEM tires, you have my sympathy.
yeah im still rolling on the OEM crap rubbers. i plan on buying some rims + tires in the near future (just gotta decide what kind, size, offset, etc), so i figure my OEMs will hold out until then.
h-techs huh? should have just gotten the TRD springs and have them covered under warranty. the h-techs dont have that aggressive of a drop to them. oh, and get a alignment before they settle, cause it usually takes a good 1-3k miles to settle.
Originally posted by lo bux racer@Feb 3 2006, 02:17 PM
If you are on stock tires, you can do it any time. If you have decent rubber on the car, then do it right away to save them from wearing in a bad way. If you still have the OEM tires, you have my sympathy.
Would you say that the only problem with not getting the alignment right away is increased wear on the tires, or could it F up anything else?
just wear I think because of the toe

and possibly the rare chance it could mess something up but I have never heard of anything doing that
Ive been riding on my trd springs for about 3 weeks now and i still haven't gotten my tire alignment. Is this bad?
You will wear your tires unevenly, so yes.
damn, im gona try to get it done this week then. Thanks
Originally posted by Plissken@Feb 4 2006, 08:38 AM
You will wear your tires unevenly, so yes.
Well...I am running the craptastic OEMs, so the sooner they wear out, the better!
That's why I qualified my comment. If you are on good tires, do it right away. If you are on RE92's, no hurry, it just gives you a good excuse to get the car on decent rubber sooner.
Cool Beans.
i just ordered some TRD springs and i want to lower it about 2" in the front and 1.8" in the rear, but a friend of mine told me that it would ride like crap. have any of u done that to ur tc's with ur stock 17's and how does it ride.
TRD springs won't drop that far. You'll need different springs.
thanks a lot mehn. the guy at the dealership didnt seem to know what he was talkin about cos i asked him about all that.
Originally posted by DSGB@Mar 2 2006, 02:06 PM
thanks a lot mehn. the guy at the dealership didnt seem to know what he was talkin about cos i asked him about all that.
Just have to ask the right dealer. Another shameless plug.

Ken
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